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News of Publishing Industry Mergers and Acquisitions

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Germany’s Thieme Acquiring Schattauer Verlag

In News by Porter AndersonJanuary 9, 2017

‘Not only our topics and quality standards, but also the location of our headquarters’: German STM publishing specialists Thieme and Schattauer will merge.

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International Industry Notes: Nielsen’s ISBN Store, Wiley’s Purchase

In News by Porter AndersonAugust 19, 2016

In the UK, Nielsen’s ISBN program has stepped into the digital age with what it describes as sure-footed grace. In the US, an internationally placed STM content platform is bought by a customer.

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US-Based Copyright Clearance Center Buys the UK’s Ixxus

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonMay 3, 2016

Content management meets rights management in a newly announced acquisition by Massachusetts’ Copyright Clearance Center of London’s Ixxus, another interesting merger in a world of digital publishing.

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Mondadori and RCS Libri: An Italian Publishing Coup in the Making?

In Feature Articles by Guest ContributorMarch 17, 2015

Marcello Vena discusses the offer Mondadori has made for RCS Libri, which would merge two of Italy’s strongest education and trade publishing groups.

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Poland’s Top Online Bookseller For Sale, Consolidation Looms

In News by Jaroslaw AdamowskiFebruary 3, 2015

Poland’s top online bookstore, Merlin.pl, is up for sale, and many believe this is that of consolidation in a saturated Polish online marketplace.

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AST/Eskmo Owner Snaps Up Russian Education Publisher Drofa

In News by Eugene GerdenJune 26, 2014

More consolidation has hit the Russian book market as Oleg Novikov, the owner of AST and Eksmo, has agreed to purchase Drofa, a leading education publisher.

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Surprise, Doubt as US Publishers Learn of Perseus Sale to Hachette

In English Language by Edward NawotkaJune 25, 2014

A publishing dinner party in Berlin went glum as six independent publishers learned they would suddenly have a new distributor, a result of Hachette’s acquisition of Perseus.

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To Tango, Flamenco and Samba: Penguin Random House Merger with Santillana

In Growth Markets by Carlo CarrenhoMarch 21, 2014

The Penguin Random House deal to absorb Santillana’s trade lines has serious implications for the Spanish-book market, but the outlier in the deal is Brazil.

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Polish Bookstore Chain Sale Could Reshuffle Market

In News by Jaroslaw AdamowskiMarch 13, 2014

Poland’s second-largest bookstore chain, Matras, is set to be sold. Potential buyers include book distributor FK Olejesiuk and a consortium of publishers, led by Prószyński.

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Hungary’s Top Online and B&M Bookstore Chain Merge

In Europe by Jaroslaw AdamowskiMarch 13, 2014

Seeking sale synergies, Bookline.hu, Hungary’s top online bookseller has merged with Libri, the country’s largest bookstore chain.

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